St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
"A net catN

"A pet catn'
YES truly. a pet cat. That is the lat
est social fad. Poor little pOotile-he
is to be relegated to a boundleSs OBJ
livion, which, by the way, is something
of cause for rejoicing, and, consider
ing the hot weather recently, and the
way we girls used to carry on so about
the horrid little things, it is really
cause for mutual rejoicing. The cat,
you see, when it's hair doesn't come
out, has such nice smooth coat, While
the shaggy fur of the lap dog. and WOOlly
back of the poodle made it very uncOm-
Portable for girls arms i'll summer
time. And a cat is so atfectionate-they
must have little orange ribbon about
their necks to make them nice, you
know-and they've got such a winning
way about them, that really they can
take the place of some stupid dudes"
So remarked young lady the other
day.
It's rather picturesque thing to see a
young lady of fashion with Il cat-sOme-
what provoking to see her kiss the
blanked thing There she sits-in the
street car, on the railway coach, and,
proSpectiVely, in the theater, with her
dear little Maltese in her lap, the deli
cate tapered fingers of her lily white
hand eternally stroking its back. And
after awhile social custom will require
that whenever the toilet of young lady
at the charity ball is described, it shall
be thus:
Miss Observation-Disclosures satin, faced with
cream surah, decollete and ell traine; valen-
cieunes lace, lilies of the valley and dia-
monds. Cat-Maltese; coat of point lace,
deeeollete; pale pink ribbon attached to its
tail.
Miss Blank will read the morning
paper and be delighted. For day and
half she will even forgive the faulty
description of her OWE toilet, pro
viding the cats costume is done up in
good shape.
Ringoal is of English origin. 1t is
great sport for pretty bellies. 1t comes
within the range of polite athletics, and
the rings. not the lightweight grass
hoops" of some time ago, but somewhat
heavy, are made of split bamboo strands,
covered with leather and OF fiat, disk
like shape. The bat0nS are much heaV-
Ter than the old ones of last century's
customs, and code of rules regulates
the players. The hoops are thrown
from the sticks, the trick being to catch
the flying hoops on the batOnS and the
thrOWer gives it such force that it is pos
Sible to send it on a deal level TO a dis
knowledge of throwing is somewhat diff
ticult. and indeed the entire game is less
of activity than generalShip and skill,
for there is much variety OF throws and
catches. However, the game being so
popular, is simple enough to learn by
observation.
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About this new game of hoops are
several advantages and many merits.
1t can be played in a small space. In
an ordinary tennis court half dozen
games of ringoal could be played, and
it can be played upon irregular ground.
Among its merits it trains the eye and
develops the chest muscles and the
muscles of the shoulders, thus giving
the player an erect and even physical
shape and carriage. 1t gives the body
much grace of motion, and the muscles
on both sides of the body are brought
into regular play. which is unlike tennis
in which only the right arm gets the
desired development. There is more
style, too. about ringoal than any other
game, for each belle can do the act OF
pretty posturing with fascinating effect